Monthly Archives: January 2017

4 star journey from tacos to chopsticks.
East Side Sushi is written and directed by Anthony Lucero and is his very impressive feature film directorial debut.
“A good sushi chef can pick up his knife and go anywhere he chooses, like a samurai warrior.”
This heartwarming film tells us the story of Juana Martinez (Diana Elizabeth Torres – Private Number), a young Mexican…more

5 Star
Peckinpah at his Rawest.
Arrow Video bring us the quintessential Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs) package, he himself said that this film is the most of him in a film, as film executives always used to meddle with his work. Also this 4 star film becomes a 5 star Blu-ray package because of the special features and the…more

3 stars for this disturbing but slightly confused thriller.
Creepy is a Japanese film, presented with English subtitles and is to be released on Dual Format DVD and Blu-ray as part of the Masters of Cinema series #159. It is based on the novel by Yutaka Maekawa and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Journey to the Shore, The Cure).
“That man is not my father. He’s…more

5 star conversion of this iconic horror film.
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari is a German silent film, first released in 1920. It was written by Carl Mayer (The Last Laugh) and Hans Janowitz (Der Januskopf) and directed by Robert Weine (The Night of the Rose).
It is now presented as part of the Masters of Cinema Series, #92. Bringing this highly…more

5 Star
Sworn Enemies and a Princess.
From the great A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online II, World Conquest: Zvezda Plot, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) comes season 2 of the fantastic Sci-Fi series that blew us away with the first edition of this Mech vs Martian extravaganza.
Set 19 months after the encounter between Slaine and the Princess Asseylum…more

4 stars for this inspirational but tragic biopic of a rock and roll star.
La Bamba was originally released in 1987 and is written and directed by Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit, The Cisco Kid). To celebrate the 30th anniversary of it’s release, it is now available for the first time in the UK on digitally restored Blu-ray Dual Format.
It represents the…more